This thesis explores how research is implicated in the constitution of post-war environments, and gives an account of being and becoming a researcher in post-war Bosnia. My main contention is that when peace and conflict researchers conduct research in post-war contexts, their p…
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A heterogeneous research partnership (HRP) is one in which industry, academia and government collaborate to conduct research, typically of national importance. Whilst most HRPs complete their planned duration and deliver their agreed tasks, it is not uncommon for participants to…
To leverage Africa's growth trajectory the continent's large infrastructure deficit needs to be addressed, which is likely to be funded through raising debt. Sub-Saharan African sovereigns have often looked to international markets to raise debt which exposes them to exchange ra…
In South Africa, a number of banks have failed since 1990. Governance issues have been cited as possible reasons for these failures. The purpose of this study was to understand governance disclosures with specific reference to the African Bank. This study analysed the disclosure…
Araştırmanın amacı işletme yönetim yaklaşımlarının yarattığı bireysel, toplumsal ve kurumsal değişim ve kavramların 20. Yüzyıl Amerikan tiyatro metinlerindeki etkisini gözlemleyerek bu metinler üzerinden işletme ile ilgili temalar çerçevesinde tarihsel bir perspektif sunmaktır. …
For this study, a generic qualitative inquiry approach was used to explore the experiences of jurors in different types of criminal trials. The theoretical framework consisted of attribution theory that was applied to event perception. A literature review provided research on ju…
This dissertation investigates the history of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art and its relationship with Berlin’s urban space. Specifically, it explores the way in which the Biennale’s dialogue with the city of Berlin is forged through the use of physical urban spaces as…
The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore how Black parishioners describe their intrinsic and extrinsic motivation to volunteer and how volunteerism impacts their spiritual capital at a Black Baptist Church in Arizona. Two research questions guided this st…
The COVID-19 pandemic shook the world into a frenzy of Zoom meetings and online activity. In one month, more people began working from home than at any other point in history. This major shift poses a question: Did the increase in the number of people and extent of work occurrin…
City investments in bicycle infrastructure can improve residents' health and wellness, lower pollution, fight climate change, and reduce congestion. While transportation geography and planning have long focused on looking at how vehicles, goods, and services move across a region…
Boko Haram (BH) terrorism in Nigeria has persisted for over a decade, and the attacks continue to get more sophisticated, deadly, and well-coordinated with each passing year. Given the sect’s focus on religious institutions, especially churches and mosques considered not to be p…
Bi-vocationalism has been portrayed as an answer to challenges faced by marginalized churches through lack of qualified personnel and financial support. In a bi-vocational pastorate setup, research seems to suggest pastoral presence as a key factor in the health of a congregatio…
Cancer incidence and mortality are growing in the US; however, the dietary contribution to the increase in cancer cases has not yet been elucidated. The Insulin-like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I) pathway is a hormonal pathway that connects diet and cancer. Nutritional studies have sho…
This study used a generic qualitative design to examine African Americans’ help-seeking behaviors and to obtain a deeper understanding of how they conceptualize their experience of help-seeking. Previous studies have shown that although African Americans experience unique proble…
The last decade has seen digital technologies become ubiquitous and integrated into everyday life. The Work spans eight years of this period and addresses several legal challenges, clashes and uncertainties that have arisen as a result, particularly in respect of the use of digi…
Slavery would not be abolished until the Black man has the Ballot. Beginning in 1865, legal and constitutional protections sought to secure the future of the Black community, as the fifteenth amendment, gave Black men the right to vote. However, the problem with the fifteenth am…
Black Pentecostal churches today, in America, are faced with one of the most challenging efforts, and that is successfully planning and implementing an effective succession plan before the transition or death of founding pastors. Research shows that there is limited data on succ…
While continuous improvement initiatives such as benchmarking have a history of utilization for core business objectives, their successful utilization in the built environment industries, such as construction and facilities management is not nearly as well documented or research…